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Biomolecules, Volume 9, Issue 4

April 2019 - 43 articles

Cover Story: Genome integrity is essential for proper development and viability. dUTPase (the protein product of the dut gene) plays a key role in preserving DNA by removing dUTP from the cellular pool and contributes to dTTP de novo biosynthesis (by producing the dUMP substrate for thymidylate synthase (TS)). CRISPR/Cas9 transgenic mouse studies provided major insights into the physiological role of dUTPase in mammalian embryonic development. Biallelic dUTPase knock-out (dut -/-) embryos were still viable at the blastocyst stage but died shortly after implantation. Wild type and heterozygote animals showed the same healthy phenotype. Results suggest that zygotic dUTPase may be dispensable for pre-implantation embryonic stages but the lack of the enzyme lethally perturbs later embryonic development. View this paper.
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Articles (43)

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
4,994 Views
13 Pages

Mechanism of Cell Wall Polysaccharides Modification in Harvested ‘Shatangju’ Mandarin (Citrus reticulate Blanco) Fruit Caused by Penicillium italicum

  • Taotao Li,
  • Dingding Shi,
  • Qixian Wu,
  • Chunxiao Yin,
  • Fengjun Li,
  • Youxia Shan,
  • Xuewu Duan and
  • Yueming Jiang

24 April 2019

Modification of cell wall polysaccharide in the plant plays an important role in response to fungi infection. However, the mechanism of fungi infection on cell wall modification need further clarification. In this study, the effects of Penicillium it...

  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,890 Views
17 Pages

23 April 2019

The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway is involved in a myriad of cellular signalling pathways that regulate cell growth, metabolism, proliferation and survival. As a result, alterations in the PI3K pathway are frequently associated with hu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
5,666 Views
20 Pages

Curcuma raktakanda Induces Apoptosis and Suppresses Migration in Cancer Cells: Role of Reactive Oxygen Species

  • Shruti Mishra,
  • Sumit Singh Verma,
  • Vipin Rai,
  • Nikee Awasthee,
  • Jayadev S. Arya,
  • Kaustabh K. Maiti and
  • Subash C. Gupta

23 April 2019

Although over 100 species of Curcuma are reported, only Curcuma longa is extensively studied. Curcuma raktakanda, a poorly studied species, is most commonly distributed in the Kerala state of India. For the first time, we examined the efficacy of dif...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,530 Views
11 Pages

Association between Interleukin 35 Gene Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Chinese Han Population

  • Shi-Yang Guan,
  • Li-Na Liu,
  • Yan-Mei Mao,
  • Chan-Na Zhao,
  • Qian Wu,
  • Yi-Lin Dan,
  • Napoleon Bellua Sam and
  • Hai-Feng Pan

22 April 2019

Interleukin-35 (IL-35) exerts crucial roles in the pathogenesis and development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), in this study we aim to explore the associations between IL-35 gene polymorphisms and the susceptibility, clinical features and pla...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
4,820 Views
15 Pages

19 April 2019

To uncover the transcriptomic mechanism of lignin accumulation caused by boron deficiency (BD), Nanlin895 (Populus × euramericana “Nanlin895”) was subjected to control (CK, 0.25 mg·L−1) and BD (0 mg·L−1) tr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,451 Views
18 Pages

Targeted Delivery of Nanoparticulate Cytochrome C into Glioma Cells Through the Proton-Coupled Folate Transporter

  • Yuriy V. Kucheryavykh,
  • Josue Davila,
  • Jescelica Ortiz-Rivera,
  • Mikhael Inyushin,
  • Luis Almodovar,
  • Miguel Mayol,
  • Moraima Morales-Cruz,
  • Alejandra Cruz-Montañez,
  • Vanessa Barcelo-Bovea and
  • Kai Griebenow
  • + 1 author

18 April 2019

In this study, we identified the proton-coupled folate transporter (PCFT) as a route for targeted delivery of drugs to some gliomas. Using the techniques of confocal imaging, quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
4,718 Views
15 Pages

In Vitro Anticancer Properties of Copper Metallodendrimers

  • Marcin Hołota,
  • Jakub Magiera,
  • Sylwia Michlewska,
  • Małgorzata Kubczak,
  • Natalia Sanz del Olmo,
  • Sandra García-Gallego,
  • Paula Ortega,
  • Francisco Javier de la Mata,
  • Maksim Ionov and
  • Maria Bryszewska

18 April 2019

Newly synthesized carbosilane copper dendrimers (CCD) with chloride and nitrate surface groups seem to be good candidates to be used as gene and drug carriers in anti-cancer therapy, due to their properties such as size and surface charge. Copper att...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,600 Views
12 Pages

Regulation of the Expression of DAPK1 by SUMO Pathway

  • Qingshui Wang,
  • Xiuli Zhang,
  • Ling Chen,
  • Shuyun Weng,
  • Yun Xia,
  • Yan Ye,
  • Ke Li,
  • Ziqiang Liao,
  • Pengchen Chen and
  • Khaldoon Alsamman
  • + 4 authors

17 April 2019

Death Associated Protein Kinase 1 (DAPK1) is an important signaling kinase mediating the biological effect of multiple natural biomolecules such as IFN-γ, TNF-α, curcumin, etc. DAPK1 is degraded through both ubiquitin-proteasomal and lysosomal degrad...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
7,129 Views
14 Pages

Membrane Localization of HspA1A, a Stress Inducible 70-kDa Heat-Shock Protein, Depends on Its Interaction with Intracellular Phosphatidylserine

  • Andrei D. Bilog,
  • Larissa Smulders,
  • Ryan Oliverio,
  • Cedra Labanieh,
  • Julianne Zapanta,
  • Robert V. Stahelin and
  • Nikolas Nikolaidis

17 April 2019

HspA1A is a cytosolic molecular chaperone essential for cellular homeostasis. HspA1A also localizes at the plasma membrane (PM) of tumor and stressed cells. However, it is currently unknown how this cytosolic protein translocates to the PM. Taking in...

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